Leading Causes of Death
The 15 leading causes of death in the US, when taken for the total population, are the following:
Heart diseaseMalignant neoplasms (cancer)
Cerebrovascular diseases (stroke)
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
Alzheimer’s disease
Influenza and pneumonia
Kidney disease
Septicemia (blood infection)
Intentional self-harm (suicide)
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis
Hypertension and hypertensive renal disease
Parkinson’s disease
Assault (homicide)
However, the list is not the same for all groups of people, mostly due to differences related to sex and age. Items related to this keyword have included statistics on the individual causes of death, and on subpopulations.- Documents (10)
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Infant Mortality Rate by Cleveland Neighborhood, 1995-97
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Leading Causes of Death: Mortality Rates for Cleveland, 2000-2003
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Women and Smoking Fact Sheet
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"Mortality in Ohio" report by BGSU
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Leading Causes of Death, 1999-2002 for Cleveland, Ring Municipalities and Cuyahoga County
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Summary of Health Indicators for the Edgewater Neighborhood
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Summary of Health Indicators for the Buckeye-Shaker Neighborhood
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Summary of Health Indicators for the Central Neighborhood in Cleveland
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Summary of Health Indicators for the Lee-Miles Neighborhood
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Summary of Health Indicators for South Collinwood Neighborhood
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Neonatal Mortality Chart
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Leading Causes of Death for Cleveland, 2002
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Cancer Death Rates 1994-98 for Cleveland Neighborhoods
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